As a tutor, I've received several calls, emails, and texts from confused and worried parents of HS juniors whose SAT on March 14, 2020, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. What follows is a summary of my advice to them -- and to all parents facing the same circumstances.
Read MoreAs a tutor of high school students, THE most common question I’m asked by parents is, “Should my child take the SAT or the ACT?” In this post, I weigh the pros and cons of each
Read MoreAs a tutor and someone who cares about kids, I love the new ACT “super-score” plan. I’m just not sure how colleges will be able to use it with any statistical reliability.
Read MoreMany parents ask me, an ACT and SAT tutor and college applications coach, "When should my child take the SAT?" In this post, Crimson Coaching Founder, President, and Head Coach, Dr. P., gives parents commonsense guidelines for their 11th grade kids.
Read MoreWorried that your teen's brain is turning to mush? Read master tutor Dr. P.'s tips - one for each grade of high school - to make the most of the last weeks of summer and to get a jumpstart on September!
Read MoreMany teens (and adults) suffer when they compare their grades (or earnings, vacations, etc.) to those around them. Master tutor Dr. P. gives parents a useful mnemonic to help us all avoid comparisons to others to achieve our full potential.
Read MoreTutor and Crimson Coaching Founder Dr. P. guest blogs at Confident Kids Now, sharing her top THREE tips for soaring through the last weeks of the school year.
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